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Calm has returned to the Gaza Strip after Israel’s air force bombarded the area for three consecutive days, from Wednesday to Friday. The shelling started after Hamas was accused of launching mortars onto Jewish territory “against forces during operational defensive Read more
Prime Minister Netanyahu publicly criticized the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) Yair Golan on Sunday as he told the weekly cabinet meeting that although Golan is “a fine officer with a great deal of merit” Read more
Israeli Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked wants Israeli laws to be implemented in the West Bank as she announced that “conditions need to be equal” explaining that “it is my goal to equalize conditions within one year, either by a GOC Read more
The PLO Executive Committee Chairman Saeb Erekat reacted to Prime Minister Netanyahu’s statement against the French peace initiative saying that the rejection of the International Conference is “a ratification of the Israeli government’s decision to continue on with their crimes Read more
Prime Minister Netanyahu has stated Sunday during a weekly cabinet meeting that the Golan Heights seized from Syria during the 1967 war known as the Six-Day War will never be returned. This week’s cabinet meeting was held in Golan and Read more
Turkey’s Interior Minister Efkan Ala said the bomb attack in Istanbul’s central Istiklal Avenue that left three Israelis, two of whom had American citizenship, and an Iranian dead was carried out by Mehmet Ozturk whom it linked to ISIS. The Read more
The Egyptian parliament frowned at one of its members, Tawfik Okasha, for hosting Israeli Ambassador to Egypt Haim Koren at his home last Thursday. Some members of parliament called for sanctions against Okasha and also condemned him for inviting the Read more
Israel announced that it is annexing 154hectares of land in the Jordan Valley, northern part of the occupied West Bank, close to Jericho. The move has been condemned by the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. Read more
President Erdogan hinted that his government is willing to mend ties with Tel Aviv because it will be in the interest of the region but he outlined that it will be based on the Jewish State fulfilling certain conditions. Turkey Read more
Israel Defense Force (IDF) recommended the arming and strengthening of the forces of the Palestinian Authority (PA) among others to the Jewish State’s political authorities but the government is not expected to approve the recommendation. Some authorities believe that arming Read more